Robe-holder clamp.



B.- JACOBS.

ROBE HOLDER CLAMP.

mmwmcu FILED APR. 4. 191B.

Patented Apr. 15,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET L.

BIJACOBS.

ROBE HOLDER CLAMP.

RPPLICATION FILED APRJ. I918.

Patented. Apr. 15,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 IIIII B R-I m i naao; 1am.) j-

mii ammm I To all whom it may concern: r

Be it, known that 1, 131m :JaooBs'fa' citi zen of the United States, residing at "Water-1 loo, in the county of Blackhawk and State of Iowa; have invented certaiir new and useful Improvements in' Robe-Holder Clamps; 1 and I do hereby declarelthefollowingto be. a full, clear, and exact "description ofthe in-. vention, such as Will enable others-skilled in the art to which it app'ertains to make and use thesame. r

' This invention relates toimprovementsiin robe holder clamps and has for one ot its objects the provision of a device ofithischaracter especially-adapted for securing. a

lap robe to theseat of a vehicle overlthef occupant or occupantsof the seat, itllllS. rea

lieving the o-ccupants of the annoyance of manually holding the robe" over the lapi is; Another object of thisinvention is the," provision of means connected-tothe seat and 9 having flexible elements secured thereto carrying clamps adapted'to. grip the edge of a lap provision of a robe holder clamp of the above stated character," which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which be manufactured andgsold at a compare tively low cost. .a

With these and other ob ects inview, as Will become more apparentas thev descrip- 'tion proceeds, the invention consists in cer tain novel features of constructiom combination, and arrangement of ipartsia'swill be hereinafter more fully. described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of in-k Fig. 2 is a rear elevation Q i of the same,

. line L-etof Fig.2,

5 -5ofFig.2, r, 2.. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2,

crating elements to the seat, p w Fig. 4: is a SBC'tlOIlElVIBW tal P/I1 Ql1- the Fig. 5 is a sectional View I Specificatioii of Lettersjatent.

- Fig. 7; is a do robe for the purposefof suppo-rting the lap robe about the occupants of the seat. A further object of this inventionzis. the

and accompanying drawf ins,inwhich:f 'i front elevationof a robe constructed in accordance With 5 taken on line the .clamps',- I

F'gij 8 is 'a fragmentary front elevation ofya mod fiedtorm of'my invention,

Fig. 9iis a sectionaliiview ofthesame taken l Referring-"in. ean we" the drawings, the; numeral 1- indicates. an j attaching member; cons sting of sections-2 and 3. 'Thesections' bandss and the.-.sectionl 2 has of teeth; 5

rateiitednpr. 1919"." iApplicationfil'd npril 4,1918. seam; 226,701Lf? r r tail fsectional' view ofione of tions 2; andiii in .adj l ll ted position in; relaf;

tion togeaohotherl' Ihe attaching member 1 is adapted.

placed across therear facefofthe back. 9-of the'seat} and hasse'cured-thereto support Y ing members:lilgwhichhayeitheir upper ends bent to. form hooks adaptedto engage foyer the upper edge of the back 9 of the seat '10 andar'ecovered with felt o'r other suitable material 12 to prevent marringorinjuring of the upholsterin'g upon the seat or the wood workfthereoi'i; Ifdesired dust covers w back 9 and secured to the back 9 by placing; the supporting niemblers 11 thereover as 13 may. be placed over the seat portion and clearly illustrated-in Brackets 14 are secured to the hook portions' ofthesupporta ing members 11 *and have connected thereto? straps 15. The strapsl5' have connected thereto suitable clamps 16 consisting of re- I silient arm's l 'li that "are adapted to be forced in. engagement wlth eachv other bymeans j 5, lap robe 19 to support the same over the of" rings 1"8to "grip"the upper; edge of the seat and the occupants thereof.

I A member 20pis formed. upon'the attachl ing Y member 1 depends downwardly:

therefrom. and has i hinged'the'reto a substanr f tially L-shaped bracket 2lgprovided with ax 7 set bolt 22in its horizontal arm portion} illustrated in Fig. 4 and by. turning the set i The horizontal arm portionis. adaptedtow Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional.view ilhisthe means of securing the'flexilole From the foregoing description taken in T connection with the accompanying draw 1 .ings, it Willfbe noted thata device has been --provided which c'anfbe readily" and comm 2' p a 1 iently'applied to the-"seat ofavehicle for the 65 2 andr3 are -slid ably connected; by means of apluralitv formed-thereon; A pair. of ears,

6 are :fio-rmed upon the section 3oand -has 1" pivoted thereto a lever; 7 having; an ecceng, tric portioniprovided with teeth 8fadap ei x to bite. iinto the teeth 5lfor holdingthe'sec-i 7 purpose of supporting and holding a lap -robe 19 over the occupants thereof thereby leaving the occupants hands free for other uses.

The aforedescribed device is especially adapted for application upon the front seat of a vehicle. i

Referring to my modified form of invention, as disclosed in Figs. 8 and 9, it consists 'The st-raps1 5 are connected to the U-shaped members so that the clamps 16 may be readilly attached to the lap" robe for the purpose of supporting the sameover the seat.

While I have shownand described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts maybe made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.v

1 What I claim' as new is1::

l. A robe hol'der'comprising an attaching member, supporting members carried. by

Gopieeraf lpat'ent may be obtained for said attaching member and bent to form hooks for engagement with the upper edge of the seat, straps connected to said supporting members and clamps carried by said straps.

2. A robe holder comprising an attaching member consisting of a pair of adjustable sections, means slidably connecting said sections together, teeth formed on one of said sections, an eccentric lever having teeth pivoted tothe other section and adapted to cooperate with the teeth and locking the sections against movement, means securing the attaching member to a seat, straps connected to said means, and clamps carried by said straps.

3'. A robe holder comprising an attaching member, supporting members connected to the attaching member and engaging the upper edge of the seat, a bracket hinged to the attaching member, a set screw carried by said bracket and adapted to be turned into engagement with the lower edge of the seat, straps secured to the supporting members and clamps connected to the straps.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

BERT JACOBS. -Witnesse's:

J. A. JOHNSON, BENJAMIN THARP.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0; 

